Hi there,
I hope you can help me. I am early 50s and my DD is 12. We are at opposite ends of our reproductive lives and can be a bit emotionally fraught at times. We get on really well though and I love her madly.
Since lockdown she has been spending a lot of time on her phone, filming tiktoks, talking to her friends and doing schoolwork, but has managed to fall out with one of her oldest friends.
My reaction to this has been really extreme, heart pounding, freeze everytime she goes near her phone just in case there is another dramatic text exchange and I can't sleep for worrying about it. I feel sick about it. I HATE bad feelings, arguments and it really unsettles me and freaks me out. I can't even bring myself to post on AIBU as if someone is mean to me I get really upset and frightened then too.
DD is feeling ok about the row so I'm not being overly empathetic or protective, but the fact that this negativity has touched my home has made me feel awful.
That's a bit extreme isn't it. I feel like I'm losing my mind a bit.
Any advice or thoughts?